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Ken and Amy went outside to play. Father was working in the garden, and they ran to him.

"I am so glad that you came out here," said . "I want to warn you to stay away from the far corner of the garden. There are some bees there. They have a nest in the ground. If you bother them, they might sting you."

Just then Mother called to come inside the house.

"I wonder what that looks like," said . "I want to go look at it."

"You better not," said . "Remember what Daddy told us."

"It will not hurt if I just go and look at it," said . Soon he discovered the place where the were coming out of the ground. He watched them come in and out of the .

had an idea. "I will poke a stick into the bees' , and then the will not be able to get out to sting anybody."

Just as was ready to poke the stick into the an angry bee came out. started running toward the house, but the angry flew after him.

At that moment came out of the house, and ran into his arms. "Don't let the sting me!" screamed .

put his arms around . That moment, the angry stung on his arm! was still afraid of the angry , but said, "You do not have to be afraid any more. A can sting only one time, and he has stung me."

"I am so sorry. It is all my fault," said. "You told me not to go near the , but I disobeyed you and did it anyway. Why did I do this?"

"It is because you have in your heart," answered. "All of us have in our hearts. made the first man and woman, Adam and his wife Eve , perfect and good like Himself. But chose to disobey and came into their hearts.

"Ever since that time, people have had in their hearts. The Bible says that we are born with in our hearts. That is why we say and do wrong things," explained .

"Now I know what is, and why I did wrong," said . "Please forgive me, Daddy."

"I forgive you for disobeying me," said . "But there is something I cannot do for you. I cannot forgive you of your . But I know Someone who can!

"It is the Son of , the Lord . He came into this world to be our Savior. Just as I took the sting for you, the Lord took the punishment for our when He died on the cross.

"When you take Him as your Savior, He forgives you all of your and makes you a child of ."

"How do I take as my Savior?" asked .

answered, "First you have to be sorry that you have sinned and also believe that died for your . Then you ask Him to come into your heart to be your very own Savior."

"I am sorry for my , and I do believe that died for me. I want Him to come into my heart," said . "When can I ask to come into my heart?"

said, "You can ask to come into your heart right now. Just bow your head and tell the Lord that you want Him to come into your heart."

bowed his head and prayed, "Dear Lord , I know that I have done wrong things. I am sorry for my and I want to stop doing them. Thank You for dying on the cross for my . Please come into my heart right now and be my Savior."

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